EdwardK Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 Keeping it to console video games, what do you think the Xbox is? A hunk of crap? I liked this thread better when it ended like this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentlegamer Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 coming from the guy who claimed Nintendo invented the dpad, this is hilarious. Take it up with the United States Patent office. https://www.google.com/patents/US4687200 The Intellivision disc is nothing like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 The Nintendo d-pad is a little older than that patent. Here's another one from 1978; and there's probably d-pads older than this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Usotsuki Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 "Nintendo bought out Atari in '84-'85 and shut them down." My reply: "Is the Jaguar chopped liver?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empsolo Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 (edited) The Nintendo d-pad is a little older than that patent. Here's another one from 1978; and there's probably d-pads older than this. Mattel-SubChase.jpg This is more of a forerunner to the Dpad as these are separate direction buttons in a cross shape instead of the single button dpad that became the staple of gaming. Edited June 10, 2016 by empsolo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentlegamer Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 The Nintendo d-pad is a little older than that patent. Here's another one from 1978; and there's probably d-pads older than this. Mattel-SubChase.jpg Do you know what the dpad actually entails? (Of course you don't) It's not just four buttons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 They all have four switches controlled by one thumb. But if your talking about a single pivoting top piece that would be the Intellivision disc, mentioned earlier, except it has 16 switches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Gull Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Do you know what the dpad actually entails? (Of course you don't) It's not just four buttons. They all have four switches controlled by one thumb. But if your talking about a single pivoting top piece that would be the Intellivision disc, mentioned earlier, except it has 16 switches. Take it up with the United States Patent office. https://www.google.com/patents/US4687200 The Intellivision disc is nothing like it. Great quotes folks keeping with the spirit of the thread but these are not stupid things collectors say just things collectors debate. The original d pad I thought was something like this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Deposit console/game here is worth dumptruck loads of money. That's the most common one I run into. It's magnified by the few ultra rare games that end up on Tv whenever there is no attempt to fact check or mention little details like completeness being part of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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